Needs
We need all the obvious things: secure housing, food, staff, teachers, caretakers, books, kitchen and bedding items, along with other supplies. The children are growing food in their garden, and we are looking for ways to grow in sustainability.
We earned a lovely grant to build the compound but are in clear need of monthly donors, grants, and single-donation gifts to provide food and staff pay. Our staff have gone without to be sure the children are fed—yet they have families to protect and care for, too.
Please share our website with your friends and family. Now would be a great time!
Monthly Donors
We now have a small cadre of monthly donors providing between $4-$400 per month. Consistent donations large and small help us budget with less precarity. The bulk of UOCO donations still come from individual donors, and we are profoundly grateful for all support.
We would love help with grant searches, too!
Finally, if you are a teacher, counselor, or child care practitioner who wants to volunteer in South Sudan for a month or more, please contact Tito or Mary Grace directly at warorphanscare.tito@gmail.com or warorphancaremary@gmail.com with your resume or CV and a cover letter explaining why you’d like to go. If you are able to donate airline miles for volunteers to travel, that’s a great way to help!
TRAUMA NOTE: If you have a special concern for traumatized children, we would appreciate special funding to have a therapist visit the children once a week, to talk with them both in groups and as individuals.
All donations are appreciated and 100% of donations go to South Sudan.
How to donate
Tax deductible checks can be made to UOCO and sent to our 501(c)(3):
UOCO (UpperNile Orphans Care Organization)
PO Box 61765, Durham, NC 27715
Donations can be made through the website, through automatic bank deposits, or by check. Our 501(c)(3) status allows us to legally accept tax-deductible donations, including stock options.
All donations small and large are most welcome. All team members outside of South Sudan are volunteers so that 100% of donations go to directly to our school.
If you can consider making a recurring monthly donation, that will help us more securely plan for budgeting needs.
If you are interested in leaving a “Legacy Gift” in your will or donating stock, please contact UOCO President and Liaison Mary Grace at warorphancaremary@gmail.com or at 571-334-8265.
We are so grateful for any and all support!
